Abstract

ArRiyadh Geospatial Urban Information System
Track: Urban and Regional Planning
Authors: Abdulrahman Qhtani

ArRiyadh, the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, It has become a remarkable capital in the region, due to its geographical location, strong political, administrative and financial status. Being the hub of all political, cultural and commercial activities, the city has been facing a very rapid urbanization process. Timely, accurate and detailed information on urbanization phenomena is of great importance for urban planners and decision makers.

ArRiyadh Development Authority (ADA), a public body responsible for the city's planning and development has been mandated to develop such Information systems in the city, to help urban planners. Since its inauguration in mid 80s, ADA has developed a state-of-the-art geospatial information system for the city. ADA started with CAD and mainframe computers and now is equipped with latest high tech. hardware infrastructure and ESRI enterprise software suits.
This paper documents the development history of the Geospatial Urban Information System in ADA